Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  La Chimera 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 15 May 2024

  Softboi Indy

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  The 400 Blows 1959

  ★★★★★ Watched 11 Jan 2022

  Wistful, funny, great characters, great score

Popular reviews

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  Dune 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 07 Nov 2021

  111th century Lawrence of Arabia in space. Nice.

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  Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985

  ★★★★ Rewatched 10 Apr 2020 1

  It is fascinating to watch a Japanese story headed by some of the most iconic American filmmakers of all time. I thought this might diminish the story’s authenticity, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it did the opposite. The unconvential narrative structure that was at first slightly jarring, was wholly engaging by the end. It was backed up with strong performances, intriguing production design for the recreation of Mishima’s novels and a pretty seamless feeling edit. The film’s score was particularly enjoyable, helping to set the pace for what might have been an otherwise slowish opening act.